Новости за 05.02.2016

RIO DE JANEIRO - The Latest on efforts to battle the Zika virus (all times local):

MIAMI - A South Florida man who fatally shot his wife and posted a photo of her body on Facebook has been sentenced to life in prison.

KIGALI, Rwanda - Sheikh Salman's bid to succeed Sepp Blatter got a major boost Friday when the African soccer confederation announced it was backing the Bahraini royal for FIFA president.

PERRY, Ohio - An armed man who confronted officers outside a home in far northeast Ohio was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy responding to a reported stabbing at the residence, officials said Friday.

PHILADELPHIA - For the second time in three years, Molly Schuyler's chicken-chomping skills led her to victory at Philadelphia's Wing Bowl.

GENEVA - The Latest on the U.N. panel's determination that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained (all times local):

TIMBUKTU, Mali - A car bomb exploded Friday outside a U.N. mission police station in northern Mali, killing at least one Malian soldier and wounding several others, authorities said.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Volkswagen says it is postponing release of its full-year earnings as well as its annual shareholder meeting due to open questions about its diesel emissions scandal.

CAMDEN, Maine - Warm weather in Maine has forced the National Toboggan Championships to be postponed on Friday, shortened to one day and moved to a new location.

AHMADABAD, India - A bus plunged off a bridge into a river in western India on Friday, killing 25 people and injuring 20 others, an official said.

NEW ORLEANS - Solange Knowles lost her wedding ring while riding in a New Orleans parade an as honorary member of the Krewe of Muses.

Law enforcement officers have linked Blake Fitzgerald and Brittany Nicole Harper to a spree of abductions and robberies in Missouri, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. A timeline of the crimes, from interviews with law enforcement by The Associated Press and its member news organizations and statements by local police and the U.S. Marshals Service.

BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian officials say five people died Friday and 28 people were injured when a bus slammed into the back of a dump truck carrying a load of sand.

PORTLAND, Oregon - The Latest on an armed group that took over buildings at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon (all times local):

On a remote island off of Nantucket, scientists are using a tool most commonly associated with war and surveillance to get a look at fuzzy baby seals.

BOSTON - Stoic New Englanders doggedly went about their business Friday as a winter storm that could drop close to a foot of snow in some areas struck the region.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Ernie Els surged into contention Friday at the Dubai Desert Classic, while Rory McIlroy struggled just to make the cut.

HAT YAI, Thailand - Police in southern Thailand, where Muslim separatists are staging an insurgency, said they found and disarmed a small improvised explosive rocket on Friday similar to ones discovered for the first time last month.

MOSCOW - A music video with more than 33 million views online has inspired organizers of a Moscow art exhibit to offer free admission to women who turn up wearing high heels.

DETROIT - Bridgestone-Firestone North America is recalling nearly more than 36,000 heavy truck tires in the U.S. and Canada because the tread can separate from the body and cause the tires to fail.

JEONGSEON, South Korea - The long-term future of the downhill course for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics is coming under the spotlight this weekend at the Alpine skiing test event for the games.

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NEW YORK - The end may be nigh for a Harlem church known for hateful public messages condemning gays and President Barack Obama to eternal damnation, and two groups that serve gay New Yorkers are hoping to get an ironic last word on the matter.

PERRY, Ohio - The Latest on the fatal shooting of an armed man by an Ohio sheriff's deputy (all times local):

PINE VILLAGE, Indiana - A northwestern Indiana veterinarian who denies allegations that she kicked barking dogs and abused them in other ways has agreed to surrender her state licenses and close her practice.